[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by getbak

Ovechkin gets 2 goals, including the OT game winner. He now sits at 499 career goals.

It was also Ovechkin's 800th career game. If he can score #500 in his next two games, he'll be the 5th-fastest player to 500 goals (behind Gretzky, Lemieux, Bossy, and Brett Hull). Phil Esposito hit #500 in 803 games.

It has been just over 4 years since the last player (Iginla) scored his 500th career goal (January 7, 2012).

I tip my cap to that